Baseball is America’s pastime for a reason, and each pocket of the country has its own unique connection to the sport. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of this nation, we’re taking you on a summer road trip across the U.S. with 50 stories from all 50 states. The series continues with Nebraska.
NEBRASKA
The greatest trick playIt’s an illusion that would have made Houdini proud, the greatest trick play ever executed, and on the grandest stage at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Read more
ALASKA
Midnight Sun GameA midnight baseball game … without artificial lights? Grab some caffeine and take a journey to Fairbanks, Alaska, for a stadium experience unlike any other. Read more
FLORIDA
Miami's Dorsey ParkToday Dorsey Park is a nondescript ballpark, but in its heyday it hosted Negro Leagues luminaries like Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige: “The world would come here.” Read more
KANSAS
The Mick's monkey business?Mickey Mantle hit his first pro homer in the small town of Independence. Did it land in a zoo exhibit named Monkey Island? You be the judge. Read more
MARYLAND
Eutaw Street homer plaquesThe Eutaw Street homer plaques are a staple of Baltimore's Camden Yards and a must-see for any visitors going to an Orioles game. But how did they come to be? Read more
MISSISSIPPI
Left-Field loftsWant to take in a live baseball game from the comfort of your own apartment balcony? Only in Starkville, Miss. at the Left-Field Lofts at Dudy Noble Field. Read more
MONTANA
Redus' historic summerGary Redus’ .462 average for the Billings Mustangs still stands as a Minor League record. But this story begins with some important advice from his mother. Read more
NEVADA
Las Vegas legacyMajor League Baseball is coming to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2028, but there’s already a long history of the sport in Sin City. Let’s dive in. Read more
NEW JERSEY
Where it all beganWhat is widely considered the first baseball game ever recorded took place almost 200 years ago in New Jersey, and it featured the Knicks? Now wait a minute … Read more
NEW MEXICO
Roswell's home run kingThis is the story of Joe Bauman, who became the one-time home run king while operating a gas station just down the road from his home field in Roswell, N.M. Read more
NORTH CAROLINA
A baseball oasis in the mountainsA baseball field tucked in the mountains of North Carolina, where you can watch a game around a fire pit in an Adirondack chair? What could possibly be better. Read more